Battery lifter and carrier



Dec. 21, 1954 Filed Feb. 19, 1952 INVENTOR:

H C EQBERTS' United States Patent 2,697,630 BATTERY LIFTER AND CARRIERHarry Clyde Roberts, Long Beach, Calif. Application February 19, 1952,Serial No. 272,427 3 Claims. (Cl. 294-404) This invention relates to adevice primarily for use in lifting storage batteries out of theircradles under the hood of motor vehicles and for carrying the batteriesback and forth for servicing or replacement thereof.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a battery liftingand carrying device for attachment to the terminal posts of batteries; adevice which will grip the posts without danger of slipping and withoutdamaging the contacted surfaces of the posts. A further object is toprovide a battery lifting and carrying device adapted for use onbatteries the terminal posts of which are placed different distancesapart.

Other objects of the invention, as well as the many advantageousfeatures thereof, will be apparent upon perusal of the followingdetailed description and by referring to the accompanying drawing inwhich a preferred form of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the device of the invention as itappears when placed in position on the terminal posts of a storagebattery;

Fig. 2 shows the device as it may be readjusted for use on batteries theterminal posts of which are placed a much greater distance apart;

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of one of the elements of the post grippingmember of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of this element with a portion thereofbroken away for the sake of clearance; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the other element of the post gripping member.

The battery lifter and carrier, in the form illustrated in the drawing,includes a handle 1, from the ends of which extend straps 2, 3 to thegripping members 4. This handle should be long enough to obtain a goodgrip thereon with both hands, if or when necessary, and the straps aremade from suitable, wear resistant, current insulating material.

The gripping member 4 consists of upper and lower elements 5 and 6,which are pivotally combined to grip the terminal post A of a battery B.The upper element 5 is for this purpose made with a pair of studs 7, 8projecting from the underside thereof and these studs are freely seatedin perforations 9, 10 of the lower element 6. The ends of the studs arethereupon spun, hammered or kneaded into the shape substantially asindicated in Fig. 2 to form heads 11 large enough to resist the pressurethey are subjected to during the operation of the device. The lowerelement 6 is shown perforated to provide an opening 12 of a size snuglyto seat on the terminal post A when the gripping member of the device isapplied thereto. Similar studs 19, 20, 21 project from the element 5 forriveting the straps in position thereon and side flanges 22, 23 areprovided better to maintain the straps in position thereon.

The proportions and shapes of these two gripping elements are veryimportant. A portion of the upper element 5 is shown thickened toprovide a downwardly extending transverse, substantially semi-circularridge or flange 15 from the underside of which the studs 7, 8 project.The purpose of this flange is to hold the front edge 16 of the upperelement a distance above the upper surface of the lower element at thetime the member is placed in position on the post A. It is furthermoreimportant to note that a circular recess 17 is sunk into the front edgeof the upper element of a size at the same time snugly to engage theside surface of the post.

When the two elements are so shaped and proportioned, it is found thatthe upper element will rock on the lower element when the handle isgripped and raised to lift the battery, causing the edge of the recess17 to swing forwardly against and downwardly along the surface of thepost thereby to draw the inner edge of the lower element perforationagainst the opposite side surface of the post. It is important to notethat because 2,697,630 Patented Dec. 21, 1954 the distance between thestuds 7, 8 and the edge of the recess 17 is so much shorter than thedistance from the studs to the upper end of the element, a very powerfulleverage is obtained; also that the pressure against the terminal postincreases at the same rate that the force of the pull necessary to liftthe battery is increased. All danger of the gripping member slipping onthe post is thereby eliminated.

It is seen from the foregoing description that I have provided a verysimple and inexpensive battery lifting and carrying device which, by amere reversal of the devide and bending and extending the strapsoutwardly or inwardly is adapted for convenient use on batteries theterminal posts of which are relatively close together or very far apart.

But while I have herein described a preferred form of the invention, itis to be understood that modifications within the scope of the claimshereto appended may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention. It may, for example, in some cases be preferred to leave outthe rigid handle 1 and to substitute a single strap of the properlength.

I claim:

1. A lifting device attachable to the terminal posts of a storagebattery, said device comprising, a strap, an upper gripping elementsecured to each end of said strap, said element having a transverse ribrising from the lower surface thereof, the outer edge of the elementbeing recessed fittingly to engage the surface of the post, and a lowergripping element having a passage therethrough of a size fittingly toencompass the battery post, the upper element having studs projectingfrom the rib thereof engaging perforations through the upper surface ofthe lower element to combine the two elements for relative rockingmovement, upward pull on the strap causing the upper gripping elementsto rock on their ribs thereby to cause the recessed edges thereof toswing downwardly on the posts to lock the elements rigidly in positionon the post.

2. A lifting device attachable to the terminal posts of a storagebattery, said device comprising a handle, a strap extending from eachend of the handle, an upper gripping element secured to the outer end ofeach strap, said element having a transverse rib rising from the lowersurface thereof, the outer edge of the element being recessed fittinglyto engage the surface of the post, and a lower gripping element having apassage therethrough of a size fittingly to encompass the battery post,the upper element having studs projecting from the rib thereof engagingperforations through the upper surface of the lower element to combinethe two elements for relative rocking movement, upward pull on the strapcausing the upper gripping elements to rock on their ribs thereby tocause the recessed edges thereof to swing downwardly on the posts tolock the elements rigidly in position on the post.

3. A lifting device attachable to the terminal posts of a storagebattery, said device comprising, a handle, a strap extending from eachend of the handle, an upper gripping element secured to the outer end ofeach strap, said element having a transverse rib rising from the underside thereof and a pair of studs projecting from said rib, the elementhaving a circular recess sunk into the outer edge thereof for engagementwith the surface of the post, and a lower gripping element havingtransversely alined perforations therethrough freely engaging saidstuds, the ends of the studs being upset to form heads pivotallycombining the two elements, the lower element having a passagetherethrough of a size fittingly to encompass the post of the battery,upward pull on the strap causing the upper gripping elements to rock ontheir ribs thereby to cause the recessed edges thereof to swingdownwardly on the posts tightly to lock the elements in positionthereon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,105,349 Dawson Ian. 11, 1938 2,137,922 Mistrett Nov. 22,1938 2,305,066 Cronkhite Dec. 15, 1942 2,503,794 Brown Apr. 11, 1950

